Statute treatment: 47 C.F.R. § 73.3555

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 134 citation events across 41 distinct cases.

134citations total

41distinct interpreting cases

14distinct courts

16citations in last 5y

1986–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (1994) scotus 1,679 own cites 2× in case

#2 Neil Ellis v. Tribune Television Co., Docket No. 05-1983-Cv (2006) ca2 96 own cites 5× in case

#3 News America Publishing, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, the Committee for Media Diversity, Wilbert A. Tatum, Intervenors (1988) cadc 60 own cites 3× in case

#4 Trinity Broadcasting of Florida, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (2000) cadc 60 own cites 3× in case

#5 Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, National Association of Broadcasters, Intervenors (2002) cadc 131 own cites 2× in case

#6 Wlos Tv, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Mary R. Kupris, of the Estate of Anthony R. Kurpis, and Cannell Communications, L.P., Intervenors (1991) cadc 8 own cites 7× in case

#7 Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (2002) cadc 45 own cites 2× in case

#8 Astroline Communications Company Limited Partnership v. Federal Communications Commission, Arch Communications Corp., Intervenor (1988) cadc 13 own cites 4× in case

#9 Prometheus Radio Project v. Federal Communications Commission (2004) ca3 3 own cites 34× in case

#10 In Re Tribune Co. (2011) deb 52 own cites 1× in case

#11 American Family Ass'n v. Federal Communications Commission (2004) cadc 11 own cites 2× in case

#12 Tribune Co. v. Federal Communications Commission (1998) cadc 31 own cites 1× in case

#13 Prometheus Radio Project v. Federal Communications Commission (2016) ca3 30 own cites 1× in case

#14 Biltmore Forest Broadcasting Fm, Inc. v. United States (2009) cafc 22 own cites 1× in case

#15 Telemundo, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Television Broadcasting Corporation, Wprv-Tv, Inc., Intervenors (1986) cadc 5 own cites 3× in case

#16 Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (1993) dcd 17 own cites 1× in case

#17 ADX Communications v. Federal Communications Commission (2015) cadc 3 own cites 4× in case

#18 Health & Medicine Policy Research Group v. Federal Communications Commission (1986) cadc 5 own cites 2× in case

#19 Pablo Llerandi and Carmen Phipps Llerandi v. Federal Communications Commission Hato Abajo Development Corporation, Intervenors (1988) cadc 9 own cites 1× in case

#20 Gray Television, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (2025) ca11 1 own cites 10× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.